I was offered a job...

I was asked to stay at the school I'm at today. I've been there for 4 years come end of school year. It is a school where people don't leave they just have babies so every year they move things around to get me into a class full time and this year a few people have left and they asked me to stay. I had the mindset of, "If the headteacher wants me to stay she'll make sure I do." I was right- earlier in the week she said she would know if there was a place for me next year (it was still up in the air as budgets are being cut in schools but that's another story). I said that would be good and that I was still applying for  jobs just in case.When I told her this, her face dropped and she responded with, "But you do want to stay next year don't you? You will stay if I offer you a job because there will be something..." I then let her know that a maternity cover is not what I would accept and she started talking about permanent. Then today she asked me to stay for permanent.

Not only that but a few members of staff have requested to work with me. She is even touting putting me in a Year 6 SAT class where I would take the special needs while the deputy and other Y6 would take high and middle to get them improved for SAT's. Then after Literacy and Numeracy I'd have my own class. So it has been nice to feel wanted. Where I go I don't care, it's just nice to know I'm staying again. Plus, I have asked her to help get my professional development tailored to support application to International Schools next year in case I still want to do that.

On this note my Project: Do Me list needs to change:

Daily

1- Read 5 pages of a book.

2- Spend 15 minutes exercising to sort my knee out.

3- Get out of bed before 7am.

4- Drink a bottle of water at school.

Add: 5- Mark Literacy and Numeracy before leaving school.

 

Update: I have managed to do most everyday. I'm not working out the knee tonight though as I haven't literally stopped all day and it's sore from rushing around. I've been doing about half hour so it's going well. I have managed the book, every night before bed. I'm reading 'Girl With A Pearl Earring'.

Weekly
1.Have a Hydra Quench facial and nail night.
2.Watch a film.
3. Have one night at least off from doing work.
4. Apply for two jobs. I have one :-)

4. Sort clothing itinerary for New York trip next Saturday. (A specific one for this week)

This month (We'll make it till end of June since May is nearly over!) 
1.Plan sports day for my school.

 This Year
1. Be happy- that's all there is to want from life :-)

I'm having a night off tonight so I can be really lazy and have a loner night. I have been non stop all week and the idea of being alone, watching a film and lazing about sounds absolute bliss! I think it will be my nail night too! Hope you have all had a good week and have something nice planned for your Friday.

Here's a quote from one of my favourite idols- Audrey Hepburn- to sum up how I feel tonight:

* That's me dressed as her as Holly Golightly for a fancy dress party- I won the Oscar for being best dressed there. Audrey's style lives on.

Project: Do Me - part deux...

I was reading a post by Kym at Travel Babbles about her Project: Do Me list. This was a little thing she started back in January. It's now nearly the end of May believe it or not! I can not believe the year has passed so fast. I feel like there have been so many changes in my life already. They are little changes but we all know little things mount up to big things. I feel like there are so many positives just bubbling under the surface of my life, like there are things I just can't put my finger on but hopefully there are some good things on the way. One thing I just haven't been able to do this year is RELAX. I still can't make time for myself often enough so with this is mind I have decided to try Project : Do Me again.

My 'Do Me' list

Daily

1- Read 5 pages of a book.

2- Spend 15 minutes exercising to sort my knee out.

3- Get out of bed before 7am.

4- Drink a bottle of water at school.


Weekly
1.Have a Hydra Quench facial and nail night.
2.Watch a film.
3. Have one night at least off from doing work.
4. Apply for two jobs.

This month (We'll make it till end of June since May is nearly over!) 
1.Plan sports day for my school.
2. Tidy out my wardrobes and clear out all the rubbish I don't need.

This Year
1. Be happy- that's all there is to want from life :-)

If you want to join in and make you own Project: Do Me list head over to Kym to link up:

That Thursday feeling...

I know you're all sitting thinking... ah that popular saying, 'That Thursday feeling...'. I joke, you're probably wondering what on earth I'm on about. This however, seems to be something which is happening every week. Since going back to work after Christmas, my weeks just seem to go so slow!! Whenever it hits Thursday, it feels like Friday. Why? Why? Why? 

I started getting a bad tension headache about 11 today and it just continued ALL day! All I wanted to do was leave school and head out for a massage!! Unfortunately I think leaving my kids alone in the classroom all day is kinda frowned upon?! So I just put up with it and spent my lunch break rubbing my shoulders and trying to feel better. When the kids left, I sat and marked 120 books!!!!! It was tick, tick, stamp, tick and comment. I felt like I had developed RSI after them all. I then decided I was going to go home... As I was walking out I got hit by the Thursday feeling again!! I had this overwhelming feeling of tiredness and thought it was Friday. Not a happy bunny at all when a split second later I realised "Aw man it's Thursday!"

So with that I trundled home, gorged on chocolate and was very British with my cup of tea. How do I feel now? Tired, worn out, headachey and tight in my neck. I just want to be stretched out completely! It's not helping that I have my injured knee stopping me from doing any exercise so no yoga, dancing or running. That means I feel like this tight knot of stressful energy now. 

Now I just have to work hard, through the tiredness and hope that I can meet my weekly Project: Do Me goal of finishing work before 9 to relax. 

Hope everyone is getting on well with their Project: Do Me list. Follow link below to find out what it is all about.

One day left till the weekend guys...keep going :-)

Like a dog chasing its tail...

I have been super busy the past couple of weeks. My post title describes the way I have been feeling. Its been so strange though because at no point have I became angry or anything, I've just felt wound up and frustrated at everything!! I'm normally a very patient person but even that was waning at school last week. Granted the kids were just a bit off the wall for some reason but still.

However, I have spent a day being busy, made time for lunch and accomplished quite a lot. Dare I say that I'm catching that tail? It seems like things could be about to slow down to a slightly more human pace (hopefully!).

Today is also the 1st day of Project: Do Me. I blogged about that the other day. So I am hoping that by achieving my little goals I can become happier and less stressed! Fingers crossed!

If you haven't took part in Project: Do Me, don't worry, you can still join in! Look at my link above for ideas and also head on over to Travel Babbles who is hosting the project!

Here is her fab button for the project too which will brighten up your blog and link others:

Project: Do Me

This post is the brain child of KY at Travel Babbles. Basically she is going with the affirmation of ""happy girls are the prettiest girls". This is also a great belief of the fabulous Miss Audrey Hepburn who is an idol of mine (she was also my inspiration and led to me winning 1st prize at a film star fancy dress party!). Therefore the idea is that we, as woman, think about what will truly make us happy,smile and essentially beautiful. I have to post some attainable targets (I feel like I'm at work and should be laminating some target cards haha)!

So here we go:

Daily - I will spend 5 minutes sitting in silence and thinking about my day.

Weekly- I will paint my nails every week because pretty nails make me smile whenever I catch a glimse and remember they are looking pretty !

-I will stop work before 9pm on at least one occasion during the Mon-Fri wekday. 
- I will have a face mask night (probably tie in with my nails night!).

Monthly - Have a night out with all my girlfriends.

Yearly - Continue tradion of ice-skating, sale shopping and food on Christmas Eve with friends.

- Holiday with Miss GG at some point in the year :-)
- Get back to dancing, Yoga and another sport (possibly kick boxing) after getting my knee fixed!
* This is a want as Im not sure there are resources to do this but: Learn to ice skate!*

As KY states, these can be interchangable as the year goes on. I know there are some things which I am persuing which could change my life this year and of course there are all the things to come which I don't even know about :-)

If you want to do thins, you can post this pretty side bar picture to join us!

Thanks for this KY!

*Edited after some thoughts*